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No. 6|8,4I3. I v Patented Jan. 3|, I899. W. D. I'IAINES.

MARKING, COVERING, AND FURRIIWING MACHINE.

(Application filed May a, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM D. HAINES, OF DELAWARE, NEW JERSEY.

MARKING, COVERING, AND FURROWING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 618,413, dated January 31, 1899.

Application filed May 6, 1898- Serial No. 679,893. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ,YVILLIAIW D. HAINES, acitizen of the United States,residing in Delaware township, in the county of Camden and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Agricultural Machine for Marking, Furrowing, and Covering, of which the following is a specification.

Reference is had to the accompanying sheet of drawings, making part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation, Fig. 2 is a plan view, and Fig. 3 is a sectioned view, of one of the disks.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in the several views.

A is the fixed and perforated single axle of the machine, B the ground-wheels, and C the draft-pole-hanging strip of the fixed axle A, which is carried horizontally from the axle by the parallel bars a, braced by the crossbars I). Hinged to the draft-pole-hanging strip Ois the tailpiece D of the draft-pole E, adapted for one or more horses.

Fis a vertical post-of the draft-pole-hanging strip 0, and G a vertical post of the draftpole E.

H is a perforated marking-pole pivoted to the draft-pole at 0, so as to assume a vertical or horizontal position, as circumstances may require, and I its supporting-brace from the draft-pole E.

J is a hand-lever pivoted at its bottom end to the post F of the hanging-strip C and midway of its length to a rod K, whose opposite end is pivoted to the post G of the draftpole E. Said lever J hasahand-trip e, in engagement with a notched bar L, pivoted to the post G and capable of engaging with a cross-pin of the post F by its rod g.

M are forked carrying-arms which are fixed to and extend rearwardly from the axle A, embracing the ground-wheels B, and at their outer ends are provided with bolting-plates h, through which pass the screw ends of hangers 2', of carrying-disks N, revolving by means of a stud i, fixed to the hub kof each disk and journaled in the bottom end of each hanger 13.

O is a perforated cross-bar of the draftpole E, through which'pass the screw ends of the forward hangers 2'.

\ When furrowing, the disks N at the rear concave inwardly and swivel with their hangers t. For covering, said disks are detached from their hangers and connected with the front hangers 2', as at N, of the perforated cross-bar O at the front, with the difierence that the concavity of each disk N faces inwardly or to each other.

As shown, the machine has but one lever J, which is moved by the operator, riding on the seat P, elevating or depressing the hanging-strip C and the draft-pole tailpiece D around the hinge j. The marking-pole is not double and extensible, but consists of a single piece provided with perforations it, into which is fitted the furrow-marking pin Z.

I claim 1. In a furrower and coverer, the combination of a single perforated fixed axle, adjustable ground-wheels, draft-pole-hanging strip fixed to said axle, draft-pole tailpiece hinged to the draft-pole-hanging strip, draft-pole, vertical post of the draft-pole-hanging strip, vertical post of the draft-pole, notched lever between said vertical posts, hinged latch-le' ver, and vibrating arm between the latchlever and the vertical post of draft-pole.

, 2. In a furrower and coverer, the combination of a single perforated fixed axle, adjustable ground -wheels, rearwardly pro jecting disk-carryin g arms, depending hangers of the disk-carrying arms, disks provided with fixed carrying-studs which revolvewith them and turn in bearings at the bottom of their depending hangers, marking-pole, means for supporting said marking-pole, tracing-pin, draft-pole, perforated cross-bar of the draftpole and covering-disks of the perforated cross-bar.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM D. HAINES.

Witnesses:

FRANCIS D. PASTORIUS, B. D. ARCHER. 

